Ask the pilot: You call this traveling? Twenty-one days, 15 countries, 45,000 miles -- without …

Last month I posed an unusual challenge. I asked readers to come up with the longest, most elaborate international itinerary possible that does not entail contact with fresh air or local soil. "The conveniences of modern travel," I had written, "specifically the invention of the enclosed jetway and the in-terminal hotel, have made it possible to construct extended international journeys, as it… » Full Story on Salon.com